Putting you in a hospital would likely only add to your anxiety!! That is so extreme. In 2006 I was having full blown panic every day, with dry heaving, shaking, hyperventilating... All it took was xanax and the right antidepressant ( ihad depression, too). Like little miracles, taken only as needed. Warmest wishes to you. Please know: It IS treatable-- no stressful hospital stay required!!!
I tend to agree a hospital stay is a bit drastic. I went on mirtazapine AD which is also for anxiety. It helped but due to weight gain im weaning off. Real shame because they help me to sleep as well.
Hi Lisa
Try eating ginger (crystalised) really good for the digestion. Green tea with mint. Extra strong mints for digestion is brilliant. Being extremely anxious makes you breath faster and ingesting air, so this may cause indegestion (just a thought). Have you thought about Yoga or Pilates im going to do it, to try and get through this without taking anything. Swimming is good too, takes your mind of everything. and good massage can do wonders. Dont panic we are all here! xx
Hello
Thank you for the advice, I'll certainly give the ginger and green tea a go. I did wonder if my anxiety could be causing my digestive issues. The ingesting air thing is a really good point cos I think I do hyperventilate.
Hi Lisa
Yes, that can happen, thats what i did when i had a panic attack and called ambulance as 1st time i had it my husband was away and thought i was dying, feel really stupid about it now. The paramedic said that when hyperventilating you ingest air and it makes you feel sick, as i was dry heaving. Since reading everyones comments on here, it does seem that anxiety is causing a lot of issues regarding health anxiety i am the same, never used to be like this. However seeing a pattern here is helping me to see that it is hormones that are making us feel like this, and accepting that might be the way to dealing with it. Making changes to diet and lifestyle can really aleiviate the problems we are all experiencing. My mum got through it with swimming and excercise, she didnt take anything, as did my friends mum, she did Pilates, so it can be done without anti-depresents, i think sometimes that can compoung everything. Although i do appreciate that they may be needed. I asked my doctor for them saying i had severe anxiety and she asked me if i was depressed. I said no just anxious and she said no to anti-depresents!
I never use to be like this either, its been about the last 3 years that the anxiety had really got bad and the last 4 months have been a nightmare.
I have a very stressful job and when I'm not working im caring for my 80 year old mother who's in poor health.
I was offered anti depressants but refused them.
I have similar symptoms......some days I don't have the energy to move.....and the anxiety and foggy brain are horrid! I began taking 100mg of B6 and within two days I noticed a difference! I also heard magnesium helps with the anxiety although I have yet to start taking it so I can't talk from experience!! Stay Strong Ladies!!